Military Intervention in the 1990s

Informationen zum Autor Richard Connaughton is the British Army's retiring Head of Defence Studies. Formerly a professional soldier, he has written and lectured widely on strategic, historic and international relations subjects. His two recent books, published by Routledge, are The War of the Rising Sun and Tumbling Bear (1989) and The Republic of the Ushakovka (1990). Klappentext The war in the Persian Gulf marked the greatest "projection of power" in history, dwarfing in its scale and speed even the D-day landings of 1944. It dramatically demonstrated the revolution in military affairs which has followed the end of confrontation in Europe. Yet the Gulf War and its aftermath also demonstrated the vast complexities of the projection of power, even in the favorable conditions witnessed in the Gulf. In this important and timely study, Richard Connaughton, who has visited a peace-keeping operation in Kurdistan and has worked in close collaboration with U.S. military authorities, makes a valuable contribution to the study of international affairs. "Military Intervention in the 1990s" provides the first comprehensive professional study of the problems of future interventions in the context of a complex of political and military issues at the operational level. Zusammenfassung By considering the operational factors involved in all types of intervention, and by examining some of the historical precedents for these operations, Richard Connaughton provides a timely interpretation of international affairs. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series editor's preface; Foreword by Professor Sir Harry Hinsley Part I INTRODUCTION WHY? Instability in large parts of the Third World; The new collegiality among the permanent; members of the UN Security Council The failure and difficulties in achieving military intervention HOW? Establish the 'rules of the game'; Utilize the UN's legal mechanism; Restructure the UN's military organization; Design a strategy; Resource allocation SUMMARY Part II Postscript INTRODUCTION, WHY? Instability in large parts of the Third World; The new collegiality among the permanent members of the UN Security Council; The failure and difficulties in achieving military intervention HOW? The selection and maintenance of the aim; Operate under the auspices and co-ordination of a valid and supportive international organization; Establish a simple and agreed, united command and control, communication and intelligence organization; Plan the force extraction concurrently with the force insertion; Establish an effective cordon sanitaire around the target area; Maintenance of consensus; Agree and adhere to national contributions; Operate within the law; Military intervention is the last resort of a collective security machine; Utilize the UN's legal mechanism; Restructure the UN's military organization; Design a strategy; Resource allocation; CONCLUSION...

Autorentext
Richard Connaughton is the British Army's retiring Head of Defence Studies. Formerly a professional soldier, he has written and lectured widely on strategic, historic and international relations subjects. His two recent books, published by Routledge, are The War of the Rising Sun and Tumbling Bear (1989) and The Republic of the Ushakovka (1990).

Klappentext
The war in the Persian Gulf marked the greatest "projection of power" in history, dwarfing in its scale and speed even the D-day landings of 1944. It dramatically demonstrated the revolution in military affairs which has followed the end of confrontation in Europe. Yet the Gulf War and its aftermath also demonstrated the vast complexities of the projection of power, even in the favorable conditions witnessed in the Gulf.

In this important and timely study, Richard Connaughton, who has visited a peace-keeping operation in Kurdistan and has worked in close collaboration with U.S. military authorities, makes a valuable contribution to the study of international affairs. "Military Intervention in the 1990s" provides the first comprehensive professional study of the problems of future interventions in the context of a complex of political and military issues at the operational level.


Zusammenfassung
By considering the operational factors involved in all types of intervention, and by examining some of the historical precedents for these operations, Richard Connaughton provides a timely interpretation of international affairs.

Inhalt
Series editor's preface; Foreword by Professor Sir Harry Hinsley Part I INTRODUCTION WHY? Instability in large parts of the Third World; The new collegiality among the permanent; members of the UN Security Council The failure and difficulties in achieving military intervention HOW? Establish the 'rules of the game'; Utilize the UN's legal mechanism; Restructure the UN's military organization; Design a strategy; Resource allocation SUMMARY Part II Postscript INTRODUCTION, WHY? Instability in large parts of the Third World; The new collegiality among the permanent members of the UN Security Council; The failure and difficulties in achieving military intervention HOW? The selection and maintenance of the aim; Operate under the auspices and co-ordination of a valid and supportive international organization; Establish a simple and agreed, united command and control, communication and intelligence organization; Plan the force extraction concurrently with the force insertion; Establish an effective cordon sanitaire around the target area; Maintenance of consensus; Agree and adhere to national contributions; Operate within the law; Military intervention is the last resort of a collective security machine; Utilize the UN's legal mechanism; Restructure the UN's military organization; Design a strategy; Resource allocation; CONCLUSION

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